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August 2011: I did a bit of contact 'housekeeping' a while back and will probably be looking to add a 'few' new people to follow. If you find I've added you it's because I like what you photograph and/or the style in which you do it. I'm not asking for a 'follow back' because it is almost certain my photography will not be as interesting to you as yours is to me.
As you will soon notice, my photostream is not a portfolio or gallery of only my best 'work'. No, this is where I post the better photos (or the only ones I might have) from my travels, days out, general wandering and so on.
I've also done a little re-organisation of my sets and collections, which I had got a little lazy updating. I also want to delete some older photos, partly because they are crap, but mainly because they don’t have any real associated memories with them. Most of these don’t appear in sets so you’d have to look through my stream to find them. My advice is don’t bother. You will regret it, and will never get that time back.
My oldest photos (in sets pre-2006) were taken with a Minolta Dynax 5. By and large I only ever used this camera when travelling and so I was unpractised in its use and clueless how to get to most out of an SLR or how to compose a decent photo. Still I occasionally got lucky and they do bring back wonderful memories.
Partly for convenience and because of my travel addiction I went and got myself a digital point and shoot (Pentax Option 555) which actually was a pretty good camera. It was then I started to become interested in photography as a hobby as I played around with composition. Gradually my interest has grown and I ‘upgraded’ to a DLSR in 2008, ‘upgrading’ this to a better model this year.
Oh apparently I'm supposed to write some stuff about not using my photos without my permission (especially for commercial purposes or on any commercial website), but you know all that already and would never think of doing it without asking. Right?
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- Sense the City photography project 551 photos, 371 members
- Tumblr photographers 45,352 photos, 2,386 members
- London dot gov 3,798 photos, 309 members
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- Road Tripping 42,088 photos, 3,384 members
- visit the world - the travel guide 1,481,034 photos, 33,498 members
- Ghost Towns 17,932 photos, 2,543 members
- Lonely Planet 383,477 photos, 13,167 members
- Your Best Shot 2010 20,265 photos, 24,812 members
- Hit, Miss, Maybe, WHY? "Post 1 only, comment/rate 3 before it" 111,162 photos, 12,910 members
- Pictures Of England 163,082 photos, 3,548 members
- Britain's Buildings in Pictures 65,250 photos, 3,921 members
- English Villages 15,729 photos, 1,090 members
- Countryfile 95,365 photos, 2,073 members
- The British Countryside 171,123 photos, 6,015 members
- Buckinghamshire Churches 5,583 photos, 117 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 10,393 members
- Getty Images on Flickr 0 photos, 12,741 members
- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,301 photos, 80,099 members
- BBC Autumnwatch 90,511 photos, 10,634 members
- Buckinghamshire 9,964 photos, 185 members
- This Is Buckinghamshire 2,536 photos, 81 members
- Chilterns 4,664 photos, 324 members
- FlickrCentral 4,824,541 photos, 166,431 members
- Flickr 5.25 1,135 photos, 1,420 members
- Somerset House 2,762 photos, 460 members
- BBC Springwatch (Official) 129,139 photos, 16,535 members
- Zoo 153,688 photos, 9,148 members
- Zoo UK - Zoos of the United Kingdom 32,923 photos, 1,617 members
- The Zoo! 97,075 photos, 8,309 members
- England 166,180 photos, 5,355 members
- Graveyards 44,563 photos, 2,548 members
- Cemeteries - Cementerios - Friedhoefe - Cimetières - Cimiteri 94,558 photos, 6,123 members
- Church Graveyard UK 11,526 photos, 583 members
- CEMETERIES & GRAVEYARDS & TOMBS * VOTING TIME 64,349 photos, 5,858 members
- Urban Urban Urban 78,812 photos, 2,057 members
- An Urban Picture of Britain 60,676 photos, 1,531 members
- STREET ART N°1 109,784 photos, 1,370 members
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- Street Art! 183,657 photos, 5,483 members
- Streets In The City 96,790 photos, 5,327 members
- One World Street Art & Graffiti 108,601 photos, 1,264 members
- Londonist 153,071 photos, 4,804 members
- London Graffiti Streets 51,268 photos, 2,649 members
- Street Art London 21,073 photos, 1,142 members
- Cricket 12,434 photos, 1,449 members
- Chile 112,566 photos, 6,471 members
- Public Space and its Discontents 121,622 photos, 11,331 members
- Abandoned 521,790 photos, 35,751 members
Testimonials (4)
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cashandcarrie says:
"I have thought about just what to say here for a while now, and have just decided to tell the truth.
Here is a man with a great brain, good heart and instinctive eye. He tells the story as it is in his work and has great fun doing it. I think his shots are always worth having a look at and then having a second look at, to see what you missed.
He demands high standards in people and his own work, but it is all worth it in the end. A good friend, keep it up mate!"9th July, 2007
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cam luv says:
"Since I have started with Flickr, I have always enjoyed looking at bertie's photos.They are an inspiration !! He always has a kind word and direction when helping or commenting on others photos. A Great Photographer behind a Good Camera !!"
5th May, 2007
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fuckeyes says:
"right now write down five things you think qualifies as being a good photographer and he's got it.
he's got your list and everyone else's tucked quite neatly in the modest space between his brow and index finger."30th January, 2007
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Cherishlovespink says:
"I stumbled across Rob and his photstream when I was passing out my awards in the High Five group. I remember it was a Self Portrait and b4 I even saw the title I was interrested then I read the title "Attractive? I think not!" (made me giggle) and well that just sealed the deal..
I love his humor and I try and visit his photostream daily because I'm always guaranteed a laugh with his entertaining title's and descriptions. Oh and by the way he can take pretty good pictures too!!..
After reading your profile today I just had to write a testimonal.. I agree with sooo much of what you had to say and have found myself angered by others arrogance and sometimes even rude comments. I believe theres a way of handing out criticism without being brutal. Oh and Rob I don't own Photoshop.. hehehe
I hope to see more of what you have to offer the photographica world because theres those of us out here (yes me included) who thoroughly enjoy your work!!
Your flickr-in friend, Cherish"2nd January, 2007
- Name:
- Rob
- Joined:
- October 2006
- Hometown:
- Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire
- Currently:
- England
- I am:
- Male
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